Subject matter - This paper gives and overview of the inpatient experience and details the the data published that year on the fatalities of those detained under the Mental Health Act and all other custodial settings from 2004 -2007.

The over representation of people from the UK's African Caribbean communities is of increasing concern from many quarters. This paper gives an over view of both the experience and fatalities that have occured of those detained in psyciatric hospitals and includes a BMH UK fact file on the latest data on this issue.